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Cynthia Wirth

Democratic candidate for Indiana's 6th Congressional District

Science educator, former congressional research consultant and business owner focused on healthcare, working families, public schools and clean energy.

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DistrictIN-06
OfficeCongress
ElectionNov. 3, 2026

Policy priorities

Where Cynthia stands.

Campaign position

Raise the federal minimum wage

  • Supports raising the minimum wage so full-time workers can afford safe housing, food and other essentials

Campaign position

Expand universal childcare access

  • Backs subsidies and federal investment in universal educational childcare, alongside expanded paid family leave

Campaign position

Establish single-payer health coverage

  • Supports Medicare for All, community health centers, prescription-cost caps and protections for preexisting conditions

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Strengthen public school resources

  • Supports improving federal school-funding formulas and giving teachers the resources needed to support students

Campaign position

Expand firearm background checks

  • Supports expanded background checks and gun-safety programs to make schools and communities safer

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Protect clean energy and water

  • Supports wind and solar investment, restoring federal environmental protections and opposing resource-intensive data centers

Record and background

Record & experience.

  1. 2018–2019

    Experience

    Congressional science and education consultant

    Worked on Capitol Hill as an Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellow, contributing to policy development.

  • Accomplishment

    Created a marine ecology field school

    Developed a marine ecology field school for teachers as part of her science-education work.

  • Experience

    Biology and environmental science teacher

    Taught at Columbus Signature Academy before her congressional campaigns.

  • Experience

    Underwater research instructor

    Served as an assistant instructor for Indiana University diving, research, mapping and exploration courses.

  • Experience

    Community business owner

    Owned a business while living and raising her family in Columbus.

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